Screen-to-Table Cookbook: Celebrating Food in the Best Films of 2014

Just in time for the Oscars, we’re please to launch the First Annual Screen-to-Table Cookbook to celebrate the delicious ways food was depicted in the most popular films of 2014.

Over the past year, food has played a starring role in films such as “Chef” and “The Hundred-Foot Journey,” as well as a supporting role adding narrative flavor to Oscar contenders including “The Imitation Game,” “Boyhood” and “The Theory of Everything.” The many ways food was used in the films of 2014 helped spawn amusing Screen-to-Table award categories such as:

“Most Dysfunctional Family Dinner”

“Most Delectable Comfort Food”

“Most Obsessive-Compulsive Plating/Food Presentation”

“Most Mouthwatering Cuisine”

“Most Uninhibited Table Manners”

“Most Biblical-Inspired Food Scene”

“Most Delectable Dessert”

“Most Science-Inspired Beverage”

“Most Science-Inspired Food”

“Most Violent Dinner Scene”

“Film Most Likely to Inspire You to Go to Culinary School”

“Most Adorable Eater”

“2014 Most Delicious Movie”

Over the years, movies have depicted food in all sorts of ways. Sometimes it’s the foundation of the story, as in “Julie & Julia” (2009) and last year’s “Chef” and “The Hundred-Foot Journey.” In such films, recipes come to life as food is itself a central character. In other films, food plays a scrumptious supporting role helping add zest to the storyline. It’s difficult to forget the kitchen scenes in “The Godfather” and “Goodfellas,” Jack Nicolson’s side order of toast in “Five Easy Pieces,” and the challenge of scoring the perfect little burger in “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle.”

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